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Fernando Santos wants Greece job

December 3rd, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments »

PAOK manager Fernando Santos admitted his desires to one day takeover the reigns of the Greek National Team. With the job not in any question whatsoever, it appears Santos is looking to line himself up as a future boss of the Greek national team.
“I would want to take over at the helm of the Greek [...]

Koke’s Greek Dream

December 3rd, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments »

With the likes of David Villa and Fernando Torres occupying the striker roles with the Spanish national team, Sergio Koke has shifted his international sights to the country of which he now resides: Greece. The Aris FC striker has voiced his intentions to one day play for the Greek national team.
Not the most well known [...]

Athenian Tragedy: Greece To Move Out Of Karaiskaki?

November 22nd, 2008 | By: Chris Paraskevas | No Comments »

In cooperation with Goal.com:
Greece’s recent friendly against World Champions Italy should have packed out the Giorgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens. But not for the first time, it was virtually empty…
Despite the Greek national team’s recent success – the former European champions have now qualified for consecutive European championships and are currently 18th in the official [...]

Koutsianikoulis Makes Greece Squad

November 16th, 2008 | By: Chris Paraskevas | No Comments »

In cooperation with Goal.com:
Ergotelis midfielder Vasilios Koutsianikoulis is the surprise inclusion in Otto Rehhagel’s 20-man Greece squad to face Italy on Tuesday.
The friendly will be played at the Giorgios Karaiskakis Stadium, where in-form Panathinaikos striker Vangelis Mantzios might make an appearance against the reigning world champions after also being called up to the German’s squad.
However, [...]

Greece slips to 18th in World Rankings

November 12th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments »

FIFA released its annual FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings on Wednesday, and to no surprise the Greek National Team slipped one spot to fall to eighteenth place in the monthly rankings. After beating Moldova 3-0 at home, Greece was unable to reproduce that same performance four days later against Switzerland. Losing to the Swiss 2-1, Greece’s perfect [...]

Switzerland purges Greek perfection

October 16th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | 1 Comment »

Greece’s perfect opening to the World Cup Qualifiers came to an end on Wednesday, as Greece fell 2-1 to Switzerland at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. After earning three wins from three in their previous outings, Greece had planned to continue their winning ways; however, Ottmar Hizfeld’s men restored hopes of World Cup Qualifcation, [...]

Greece, Denmark schedule February friendly

October 15th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | 1 Comment »

The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) confirmed yesterday that they had reached an agreement with their Danish equals over a friendly date. The two federations have agreed to play a friendly on February 11th, 2009. Athens, Greece is the agreed host city with the venue yet to be determined.
Greece also has an approaching friendly against Italy [...]

Greece awaits Swiss test

October 14th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | 1 Comment »

Greece was victorious on Saturday to continue its perfect start to World Cup Qualification, but the undefeated Greeks will look to extend that feat even further on Wednesday when they entertain Switzerland at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. Labelled as a wounded tiger by Greece coach Otto Rehhagel, Switzerland will demonstrate just how ‘wounded’ [...]

Perfection In Piraeus

October 13th, 2008 | By: Chris Paraskevas | No Comments »

From Goal.com
Greece maintained their perfect start to World Cup Qualification with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Moldova at the Giorgios Karaiskakis Stadium on Saturday evening.
A sharp double by Angelos Charisteas and a superb long-range Konstantinos Katsouranis strike allowed Greece to ease comfortably to their third win in as many matches, after securing two victories away [...]

Pre-Game Ramble…

October 11th, 2008 | By: Chris Paraskevas | No Comments »

The Moldovans are the next opponents on Greece’s path to World Cup Glory (OK, maybe it’s a little bit early to picture Rehhagel metamorphosing into a Greek God by winning the greatest trophy on earth…) and as the German has pointed out, theirs is a culture derived from the Soviet school.
Cue potentially difficult encounter.
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